Николай
Russian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nʲɪkɐˈɫaj]
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Proper noun
Никола́й • (Nikoláj) m anim (genitive Никола́я, nominative plural Никола́и, genitive plural Никола́ев, relational adjective никола́евский, diminutive Ко́ля)
- a male given name, Nikolai or Nikolay, equivalent to English Nicholas
- November (N in the ICAO spelling alphabet)
Declension
Declension of Никола́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of Никола́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Никола́й Nikoláj |
Никола́и Nikolái |
| genitive | Никола́я Nikolája |
Никола́евъ Nikolájev |
| dative | Никола́ю Nikoláju |
Никола́ямъ Nikolájam |
| accusative | Никола́я Nikolája |
Никола́евъ Nikolájev |
| instrumental | Никола́емъ Nikolájem |
Никола́ями Nikolájami |
| prepositional | Никола́ѣ Nikolájě |
Никола́яхъ Nikolájax |
Derived terms
- (Diminutives:) Ко́ля (Kólja)
- (Endearing forms:) Ко́ленька (Kólenʹka), Никола́ша (Nikoláša)
- (Pejorative forms:) Ко́лька (Kólʹka)
- (Patronymics:) Никола́евич (Nikolájevič)/Никола́ич (Nikoláič), Никола́евна (Nikolájevna)/Никола́вна (Nikolávna)
- (Surnames:) Никола́ев (Nikolájev)
Descendants
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